At the recent Legal Compliance Collectives Unconference hosted by Miller, one of the recurring themes among delegates was how law firms are actively working to cultivate a strong and sustainable…
The Legal Cheek team discuss NQ salaries, retention rates, financial results and a petition to reform the SQE — listen now The Legal Cheek Podcast returns this week as publisher…
Fined £50k in 2023 A senior solicitor who was fined £50,000 for attempting to restrict a tax lawyer from publishing a legal email on behalf of former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi…
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A struck-off solicitor who has not paid the Solicitors Regulation Authority nearly £65,000 in outstanding costs from his disciplinary hearing cannot return to the roll. The post “Too soon” for…
Lord Justice Birss, the outgoing deputy head of civil justice, has spoken out at what he called the “heavily Balkanised” civil justice process in England and Wales. The post Birss…
The term ‘post-completion’ can encourage conveyancers to see applications to HM Land Registry as an afterthought, especially as they are done after collecting the fee, the CLC has warned. The…
The Legal Services Consumer Panel has come out strongly in favour of law firms telling clients how to complain at the end of a matter as well as the beginning.…